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MILWAUKEE - Orangutans at a zoo in the United States have been playing with iPads since May and could soon be using the tablet computer to get some "FaceTime" with primate pals in other zoos, the BBC reported on Thursday. The orangutans at the Milwaukee Zoo have been using their iPads through the bars of their enclosures, with a supervising zookeeper holding on to the device, to use simple apps like the drawing tool "Doodle Buddy". "They love moving images. They love bright things," said conservationist Richard Zimmerman of US-based charity Orangutan Outreach. "They love new things, so one of the first things we're going to do to incorporate that is make sure the facilities have Wi-Fi capabilities so that the orangutans can actually have access to unlimited information - of course with the keepers guiding them." Mr Zimmerman said the orangutans are particularly captivated ...